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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-02
At the Academy Of Music.

The well-known Wilbur Opera Com
pauy will commence an engagement OF
one week at the Academy Of Music to
day, and give two performances each
day during the week. 1The Merry
War" has been selected for the opening,
and as this opera has never been given
in this city 1t will 10 doubt draw large
audiences To morrow afternoon and
evening 1.-The Three Black Cloaks" will
be given. This ia also new In this city.
The Wilbur Company has an estab-
ished reputation In Wilmington, and
all the operas announced will be pre-.
sented In the same excellent manner
that has characterized their perform
|Gnces in the past. The scenery and cos
tunes are splendid, and the chorus
consists of twenty six trained voices.
Tho engagement OF this compar y will
be lhe even. Of the season In light opera
and crowded houses will no doubt be
the rale all the week. The prices OF
admission will remain at 10 and 20
cents, With 80 cents for reserved seat.
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3 EviTiE 8.

Tho cheapest hn1 mousse In tho city
RuLnfOrd Br0s.' 4O4 N market street.
Try Busn's coal; yog Will like II
Try Bush's coal you will surely like 10.
W. j. Kimble. grooer, ana and Just,son.
MiiIard r. Davts'. isweIsr, -. End stree.
oity Laundry. Sixth and sh;plsy stree,
Fine 10 x. Hings, Ut Hanrs. Is 4. Fourth
Y. Roop Smith, druggist, 9th and King.
Washing machine for sale ct Pieksrs stove
store. o East Fourth st.
You can get q very good goose feather ct
Adair's for 36cu. per pound.
II you would try the skim m Tx Mt cream.
cry you wou ID be surprised. 20 8. for s cts.
Fourth and Shiplcy stIe,ts.
Murphey q Son. 800 Shipley street, take
the lead In nrst class fnntture In IL Is city
Gall and examine our stock.
Adatr. AIS Market street, has lust received
q new line Of Hat Racks chamber suits and
Parlor suits. Go and $50 them.
II Adair, AIS Market stIest, doeI not sho v
you the largest stock OF Furniturs aud Bed
ding In tho city and lowest prices he viii
give you q suit.
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Whipped by Ashton.

Jack Ashton and Frank Bosworth
fought six desperate rounds, Marquis OF
Queensberry rules, yesterday morning,
just over the State line In Massachusetts,,
for $3.50 side. Seventy five spectators
were present. In the middle OF the
third round Ashton began to rain blows
on his opponents body, completely wind
ing him. First blood was drawn in this
round by Ashton. At the end of the
round Bosworth was blowing liking a
porpoise and acted like man out OF con-
dition. In the next round Ashton's
body blows began to show on Bosworth,
who pluckily kept on, however. Ashton
icrced Bosworth to his corner, driving
him to his knees. Both men clinched in
the fifth round. Breaking away, Ashton
pounded tight and left on Bosworth's
ribs above the belt. This was continued
In the sixth and last round, Bosworth
giving up from sheer exhaustion, caused
by the terrible body blows of Ashton.
Bosworth was overtrained.
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Fir. O'Brien sails for Canada.

QUEENSTOWN, May 1.-Mr. William
OBrlen, editor Of United Ireland, and
Mr.. Kilbride, one OF the tenants evicted
from the Lansdowne estates, sailed hence
ior New York to day ON the steamer I'm.
oria. The Mayor and the Municipal
council of Queenstown, and various
other bodice, presented Mr.. O'Brien with
addresses. A crowd of several thousand
persons gathered TO bid him farewell, AID
nc was called upon for speech. In the
courfe of his remarks Mr.. O'Brien said
lhat he carried with him the full approval
OF the Irish people. He felt that wher
the liberty-loving Canadians heard true
account of Lord Lansdowne's cruelt,
10 ms tenants, they would not tolerate
their being governed by such man.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-02

Tbs report Of Chief OF Police Dough-
erty shows that during the month OF
April there were 184 arrel t., as follows:
Drunk, 58; d.sordsrly conduct, 32;
drunk and dtsorderly, IA; receiving
stolsa goods, IS; vugrancy, IL; larceny,
10; assault and battery, 8; trespass, d
suspicion OF larceny, 4; burglary, 3;
cruelty TO animals, .; keeping unreeis.
tered dogs, 2; insane. 2; interfering z
with an officer, 2; suspicion OF rspe, 1
assault with attempt 70 kill, /; murder,
l; runaway boy, 1; suspicion of murder,
l; stealing newspapers. /; corner lOung.
ing, l. There were IL patients cared
for.
There were but four alarms Of fre "a
followt: The first ON April 8, from box
No. IA, caused by q slight blszs In the
rear OF No. 107 Poplar street; 0, from
box No. %, IRE In E. Mitchell, Jr. q
warehouse on Liberty street, loss 500;
III, from box No. "a. slight blaze In
Hubert Cassidy's carpenter shop on
Fourth street near franklin; IA, from
box No. a.. caused by the burning Of
stables and slaughter houses on Heald
street; loss, $500
The report OF Chief Engineer and
Surveyor Robinson shows that tho iol:
lowing building lines woie marked
during the month Of April:
Andrew L johnson and Thomas j..
Wier. four dwellings, Gilpin avenue
and VanBuren street, northwest cor.
ner; Alvin b. Morrison, stable, Oonnell
street. west side, between Third and
Fourth; Susan FAusett. dwelling. Elev-
enth street, north side, between Thatcher
and Heald; HOlstein Harvey, dwelling,
nal AtA h..
tween franklin and Brcome streets;
Joseph stoeckle, dwelling. Fifth street,
south side, between Adams and Jack
linRs, Eighth and franklin streets,
southeast corner; Hart & Bother
addition to packing house. Filth
nut and Poplar; George W. Griffith,
two dwellings, Eleventh street, north
side, between That ,her and Heald ;
ohm B johnson, two dwellinRs, Filth
street, south side, between Poplar and
Lom bard F.; Patrick Fahey, dwelling,
Conrad street, north side, between Van
Buren, and Harrison Major Cochran.
dwelling, Sixteenth street, north side,
between RivervIew and Greenhill ave.
nues; William Hamilton, Jr., stcrs aud
dwelling and stable, Lowering avenue
and Lincoln street, southeast corner ;
James Ferry, seventeen d welliugs. Ben
nett street, west side, between Ninth
and Tenth; John Gibson, Ave d DWELLINGS,,
Cherry street, east side, between SEQ
ond and Third streets Biarman &
Brother, slaughter house. Townsend
street, west side, between A and Bi
Francis d. Talley, dwelling. fourteenth
stfeet, north side, bet tween King and
French; william R Beatty, fourteen
d dwellings, alley between Sixth and
Seventh and Madison and Adams
streets; William DUPONT, dwelling,
Fourteenth and Brooine streets, south
west corner; David P. Michener. store
and dwelling, Fourth and Rodney
streets, south west corner; James A.
Biscoe, ten dwellings, Sixth and Lincoln
streets, north west corner; Michael n.
Sluby, dwelling. Sixth street south
aide, between Walnut and Poplar.
Total for the month, seventy.three
buildings; total for April, 1883, Atty
one buildings.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-02

This morning John Mcbride, who
was charged with assaulting Charlea
Cannon with knifo. in south Viii
miugton, about three weeks ago, WAS
arraignsd for trial at the City court.
The defendant was represented by
Frank Ball, Z q, and when the case
Was called Mr.. Cannon stated to the
Judge that hs was wiling to withdraw
the Charge If the defend ant would pay
the costs. This was done, End he was
discharged.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-02
Gsrmany's. War Feeling.

BERLIN, Nav 1.-The Budget Commit
lee OF the Reichstag Yesterday adopted in
the form proposed by the government the
estimates for the construction OF barracks
and hospitsls: sIso the vote for strategic
railways. the vote for increasing The etlici
ency Of the army and the Loan bili. some
discussion occurred over the SO OoO. .O0O
marks devoted to rendering the, army
better prepared to fight, and suggestions
were made to reduce the vote of Cs.OJO.-
COO for stratepic railways. but the ideas
of economy were oyerruled by the conyic.
tion that a collision with France cannot
be long postponed. for the release of
|Schpaebeles oplv modifies the position go
far as iustifying Prince bismarck's diplo-
matte position in demanding n cess ,tion
of French official excitation to revolt in
Alsace Lorraine and the stoppage of an
Organized system of espiopase through.
out Germany.
Official circles consider that Germany
has a good claim to demand that France
shall cease from official Intriguing in the
German provinces. 1t ia believed that
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"BEE HIVE"
900 Marke- Street.
CORsETS, HOSIERY, DRESS
GOODS and TRIMMINGS.

Thomson, Langdon & Co.'s
Glove-Fittiny Corsets. Every
one knows the popularity Of
these goods. We have them. Not
all sizes; but offer you our stock
at SOC tor the 81 quality. One
half price for a popular corset.
Notwithstanding the last week
was dissgreeable the ladies we're
eager to obtain the 3s.inch dress
goods for 4Oc u yard. They will
not last only a few days. 1t is a
bargain seldom seen.
Sixty dozen more of those
regular made 25c striped Hose
for ladies', put in the ssle with
Ladie.' aud uents' Baf6riggans
at 15c q pair. A few days will
end the sale, and then 25c will
be the price.
Dress Trimmings.-All silk
moss trimming, SOC. An unusual
~ handsome one-sold in some
scores AZ $l-Our price is 15c.
Elegant silk tape and bead
fringe for wraps No better in
the city. A full line Of jet orna-
ments in different shapes at our
always popular low price. Our
STOCK OF Demorest reliable lat
terms is complete.
This morning we opened one
case OF dress ginghams at Sc q
yaro. No oil stuff, but new
goods made this season in neat
styles.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-02
A Word to the Wise,

With the advent OF another spring l
am better prepared than ever to cater
to the wants of my patrons, and the
public generally, with q full and com.
plete line Of the latest designs and
novelties In cloths and cassimeres for
spring and summer suitinga.
This season we present q richer and
more elaborate stock OF suitings from
which to select from. My work In the
past is Q guarantee that Q perfect fit
will be secured, while the excellence of
the workmanship will be of the usual
high standard.
We work for the best interests Of our
patrons, and Q trial is all that 10 desired
to convince you that for style, quality
ard l0wpess OF price we cannot be sur
passed. Jas. Harding, merchant tailor,
8l6 FreI Oh street.
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Weary Of Life and suffering.

PORTLAND, Me-, May 1.-.Alice Cobb,
aged "a years, daughter of Alvin Cobb,
committed suicide yesterday morning in
her room by shooting with pistol. The
following note was found fastened to the
wall with knife: ~ am not crazy but
my health is broken. A dead woman q
curse on all who have wronged go.
Father wants me to die. / will do so:
but If my spirit can come back, l will
haunt him until he dies. Take my letter
to Maggie for her to burn. i am weary
of living and suffering. Father has
driven me to do this" Mr.. Cobb said
his daughter was unqnestionably insane,
and had been SO for some time.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-02

WILKEsBARRE, May 1-Willism
Smith 10 car sweeper by occupation
q 6hamokin, In 6eptsmber, 1886. ho
j0ined rne Salvation Army ut that
place. The frequent quarrels between
himself and wife ceased. "A colored
man from Wilkesbarre named Thomas
Ellis who was residing ct 6hamokin at
the time, also Joined the army. Ellis
and 6oith became very intimate, and
the latter invited Brother Ellis to come
to his house and board. Ellis accepted
and boarded with the Smith family for
several months.
After awhile the husband became
little jealous and accused his wife Of
"playing too sweet ON the colored
boarder. The family jars finally got 30
hot for Ellis that he was compelled to
seek another boarding house. Two
weeks ago he returned to his mothers
home In this city. ON Saturday Chief
OF Police Meyers received Q telegram
from Shamokin stating that Mrs.
Smith was on the road to Wilkesbarre,
and that 1t was evidently her intention
to meet her oolored lover.
Two policemen in disguise went to
the Lehigb Valley depot, and upon the
arrival OF the train from Shamokin o
woman with two small children was
seen to alight from the cars. Ellis, who
was In waiting, went forward ard
greeted the woman. The couple went
70 friends house on Canal street, bat
Mrs. Smith did not like the surround
in4s end upbsatded Ellis.
The latter said he did not propose to
keep the whole Smith family, but that
II the mother wonld send her two chill
dren back to Shamokin he would see
that she WAS provided with . nice
home. The woman consented to this
scheme, and, after writing the directions
on tags where the children were to 60,
pinned the tags on her offspring and
took them TO the depot, intending to
place the children In the cars and then
desert them.
The police, who were watching the
wonan's movements, arrested ber and
Ellis q. the depot and locked them both
up. When Mrs. Smith Was told that
Ellis WAS extremely poor she burst into
tears and said she wanted to return to
her husbands home. She said Ellis
wrote to her and said that II che would
come to Wilkesbarre and live with him
be would buy q house and she could
live like rich folks The Poor Dlrec.
tors will send Mrs. Smith to Shamokin
this morning.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-02
Organizing for the Campaign.

The City Democratic Association held
meeting on Saturday evening ct the
rooms of the Young Mems Democratic
Association for the purpose of organ.
izing for the city campaign. There was
large attendance, and the meeting
was called to order at 8 o'clock by City
Auditor Ball after which committee
OF one was appointed from each ward,
as follows, to effect permanent orgsni
zatiop:
8. 8. Curlett, Dennis Carr, John T.
Dickey, 8. N. Smeltz, 8. 8. Adams,
Jr., Thomas Reardon. H. o. Collins,
George Lloyd, Jr., A. 8. Beale, Joseph
Walberg, John BArden, Peter j. Ford
After comforting together the committee
reported the following officers, and the
report was unanimously adopted: j.
Frank Bail, president; Aaron 8. Beale,
first vice president; John M. Newell,
second vice president; Fl. @. johnson,
secretary; Martin j. Mealey, treasurer,
The following committee of one from
each ward was appointed to call meet.
ings and effect organizations in each
ward:
James A. O'Donnell, John Doordan,
Samuel Durney. John Dougherty, P.
Neary, Thomas Reardop, a. o. Collins,
William B. Davis. James Gagan,
Charles A. Ryan, John M. Newell,
Joseph Myers.
Notice was given by Patrick Neary
that at the next meeting he would,
necessary, offer an amendment to the
rules Of the association so as to include
proper recognition of the Twelfth ward
On motion it was ordered that at least
three days notice m ust be given OF all
ward meetings for org anization.
The president appointed Patrick
Neary, Niven G Gam BILE and William
Il. Blake committee to report amend
ments to rules, so that they will con
form to the primary election law passed
by the Legislature. On motion the
president was added to the com mi ittee,
and report will be made next Satur
day night.
1t was announced that the Young
Mons Democratic Club had rendered
the association the use of Its rooms dur
Ing the campaign. The meeting then
adjourned until next Saturday night 81
|8 O'Clock.
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Wanamaker & Brown.
OAK HALL,
S.E.Cor.Sixth 81 Market Sts.
PHILADELPHIA,
PUTTING IT UFF.

The experience of many peo-
pie last Saturday illustrated the
folly OF putting off everything
till the last OF the week,especial-
ly the purchasing of your Cloth
ing. We want to do Justice to
all, but when they come in with
a grand rush it's simply out of
the question Buy to.day-buy
tc, but do not put it off.
lhe warm weather will not wait
for any man. Remember, we
can save you 80 per cent. on
any garment you buy from us.
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that everybody ought y Assv that A.
weil'oleaned coal In every ton you buy.
Oss, pine and hickory kindling wood
IN large loAda. Lime for whiteWash-
Ing. Yard, foot OF Monroe street. Gen.
trai ohice. 6eventh and King streets.
Look for the blue sign. Open In the
evening.
A Jumbo Order.
The largest shipment OF tobacco that
ever came to Delaware will soon be
received ct the great tobacco mart,
ompristnR 500 butts, 10,00O pounds OF
hvs ions, called "Lowball." Dealers
examine 1t. consumers try 1t. Chap.
man, Son b Co., Seventh and O;anae
streets.
New milk at creamery has dropped
TO 6c. per quart; skim milk, &c. Just
look at 1t and count the saving. Open
on Sunday from 6 80 to 8 .. u. Fourth
and bhipley streets.
Painting.
Tilghmsn DaRner, house and sign
painter, No. 80 Market street. job
bling properly attsndsd 70 and estimates
s0k0A80UOa
Champfon.
Try the Champion -four, IS 90 Der bar.
rel. 81 cents for 121z rs. . bargain. W.
j. Ktmble, Secon0 and Justison streets.
Tin RoonaG -...-,---
Akx. Chambers, tin roo1ef. epoutina
and jobbing attended to. 10. 022 King
htreet.
He'd Springs, &C. 10.
Bee springs at $3.50; lounges, IS. 80.
at Z, 7. Righter's, l07 W. Seventh St.
When good butter becomes SCARCE 81
It Ii now, look out for oieomaresripe.
The best Of butter can be had ct the
creamery, Fourth and Shipley streets.
IL fne cabinet photographs and one
large frame sise free for $500 ct Hol'
lands photograph gallery, 307 Market.
Q, ii or 80 gem pictures for 10 cents,
at Hollands gallery. SW Market street
Bush's, YEonoh street wharf, u. th
0lACe to buv your oral.
FOR god ooa, 70 TO Bush's. French
direct wharf
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Willie clark whipped.

LoyG ISLAND CITY, N. T., May l.
The dgbt between Ike Weir. OF Boston,
hetter known as the "Belfast Spider, /"
and Willie Clark, of Philadelphia, took
place last night up Long Island. The
acbt was to finish, Queensberry rules,
With undressed kids, for $1,000. The
|dght was in twenty rounde, ard lasted
one hour and twenty. three minutes
THE Spider" knocked Clark down
twice in the first round, drawing blood
from his nose. Weir also made one clean
knock down in the seventh round, after
which Clark fought entirely on his game
ness, taking terrific punishment. Clark
was badly beaten man. His face WAS
badly cut UP, while "lhe Spider" was
scarcely marked.
Arthur Chambers seconded Clark, and
z. p. Holske seconded The Solder" In the
second round "The Spider" In striking
Clark on the top of the head, injured his
right hand, and at the end OF the fight
both his hands were crippled. These in
|iuries together with Clark's gameness,
prolonged the fight. Clark was very
light hitter, and "1he Spider" upheld his
reputation of being an unconquerabie
fighter at his weight.
In the seventh round, after the knock
down by "The Spider" there was clinch.
and at the break Clark struck his oppo-
nent. This aroused "The Spiders" an
ger, and he rushed at Clark, driving him
over the benches which were used instead
of ropes. In the nineteenth round
Clark made a desperate and game rally.
but 1t was useless, as he was too weak
FROM loss of blood aud his hitting po wers
were almost entirely gone. He struggled
hard, but 1t had been too uphill fight
from the Start to finish, he being clearly
|overmatched.
At the end of the twentieth round
Clark's seconds threw up the sponge, as
their man was unable to see, one eye be-
ing entirely closed and the other nearly
SO, and too weak to come to time. The
opinion OF the sporting men present was
that "The Spider" could Outright any
man OF his weight in the world. Al
Smith was referee and Patsey Sheppard
was time keeper.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-02

Little Jennie Oswald Rinds Her Father
with His Throat Cut and Her Younger
Sister smothorod to Death.

Little Jennie Oswald Finds H0r Father
with His Throat Cut and Her Younger
Sister emothsrod to Death.
PITTsBURG, Pa May This morn
ing, when Jennie Oswald, . girl II
years of age, came from her bed. room
into the dining room Of her home In
Shaler Township, near Etna borough,
just hey ond the limits of the city, she
found her father, Charles Oswald, cit
ting In q chair with his throat cut, and
her younger sister, Bessie, lying on q
lounge dead. II was case Of suicIde
on the part of Oswald, and all the signs
indicate that he murdered bis dang ghter
before cutting his own throat.
Oswald was . man Of 40 years, .
blacksmith, and had lived In 6haler
Township for fifteen years. He was
married twice and By his first wife had
two children. He did not get along
with his second wife, being naturally
Of q merose disposition. and financial
difficulties with wife's family causing
trouble. Since last Christmas they had
lived together without exchanging q
word until Saturday week last, when
Oswald broke the silence. His conver-
sation then WAS about farm In Arm
strong County, In which they we're in
terested and which he had grown I'M.
eYsy about.
Yesterday afternoon he sent his wife
up to SEQ about IL. psosie w>nted 70 20
with her stepmother, but the father re
fused to grant her request. At supper
last night he gave tho children maple
syrup, saying 1t was good for colds and
coughs. The children said 1t was bit.
ter and refused to pArtake of 1t. Bessie
had been Ill, aud after supper she lay
down q on lounge and slept. Jennie,
about O'Clock. won't to bed, and be
fore going started to awaken her sister.
Oswald interfersd and ordered her to
let the child alone. The girl obeyed
and went TO bed.
When she came down in the morning
about Z O'Clock, she found her father
sitting In Q chair with his throat cut
and razor and penknife by his side;
Bessie was on the lounge dead and both
were cold. The child had evidently
been smothered to death, as q piece OF
cloth was found stuffed in her mouth.
1t Is supposed that constant brooding
over his domestic and finsnc troubles
had turned his brain, and that when he
sent his wife away he had In contem
plation the determination Of himself
and children. Why Jennie did not
share the fate Of her younger sister will
probably never be known.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-02
Excursion Rates to baltimore.

The Masonic fraternity of the States
OF Pennsylvanin, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia and the District Of Columbia,
will celebrate at Baltimore, May 10th
to 18th, the centennial anniversary
OF the organization of the Grand Lodge
Of Maryland. 1t Is the purpose Of the
home lodges to make this o memora-
BILE event In the history of the craft,
and an elaborate program, including
parades. balls, bsnquets and 6fations
mas been arranged for the entertain.
msnt of visitors. The street parade,
which takes place at eleven O'Clock on
the morning Of the 18th will include
thousands Of the brsthEen of the mystic
Tie. IN reg uiation rtRalis, and will be
pageant worth travelling miles to see.
For this occasion the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad Company will sell cheap
excursion tickets to Baltimore from
all stations on Its lines east of the Ohio
river. Tickets will be sold May 9th,
10th. 11th and 18th, and will be availa-
BILE Tor retu,u passage until May 18th,
inclusive.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-02
Watchcs Cheap az Ever.

Albert E. Williamson has removed
his jeweiry and watch msStng estab.
lishmept from $40 French streeG to 105
West Eighth street, where he Is pre-
pared to furnish watches, clocks and ali
KINDS Of jswelry as cheap as ever. He
will spnre Lo pains to serve his custom
ers with the best of watches, clocks,
rings. chains, EN- blems and all else per.
tanning to his line OF business at the
very lowest prices, guaranteeing tatis-
faction at al times. Thankful fer past
favors, he desires o continuance Of the
same.